2011/12 UEFA Europa League

[Lineker]

2-0; Aguero.

[Dan]

Yaya Toure is so great for City.

[MJB]

2-1 even

But even so, huge goal for City.

[Cheeky Hughes]

That'll do nicely.

[Lineker]

City were 10/1 to win the match at HT. Wish I had put the money on it!

[Cheeky Hughes]

I put a fiver on it. Optimism pays!

[Starvinho]

Excellent result for City, really hoping they stay in the competition and I'm keeping hope for a potential all Manchester tie in the later stages.

[IAceI]

Valencia apparently took just 55 fans to Stoke

Have you seen the place, it's in an Industrial Estate! Most of the Valencia fans are probably stuck in a logistics depot or something..

[Colly]

I'm more interested to know how many Valencia fans made it out of Stoke.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ijihYcmhH-A

Regarding the racism accusations, Porto have said the City players and staff thought they were hearing the fans imitating ape noises, when they were actually chanting for Hulk and Kun.

Now, first of all, why would Porto fans chant Kun Aguero's name? And second of all, I think the video clearly shows they are NOT chanting any name whatsoever. Porto fans are classy as ever.

[Cheeky Hughes]

And since when was Hulk pronounced "HOOOOHOOOOOHOOOOOH-LK" anyway? Nowhere near plausible. Porto can fuck right off.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

And since when was Hulk pronounced "HOOOOHOOOOOHOOOOOH-LK" anyway? Nowhere near plausible. Porto can fuck right off.

Well, to be fair, Hulk is pronounced differently in Portuguese, it actually is more like "Oolk", but there's absolutely no way the fans in that video are saying Hulk. But they are used to shit like this, always distorting the truth. It's Porto's MO. There's a reason they are one of the most corrupt teams in Europe.

[Lineker]

Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, de Jong, Nasri, Toure Yaya, Silva, Aguero.

Subs: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Milner, Pizarro, Dzeko, Savic, Balotelli.

FC Porto: Helton, Maicon, Rolando, Alex Sandro, Otamendi, Gonzalez, Joao Moutinho, James Rodriguez, Fernando, Varela, Hulk.

Subs: Bracali, Cristian Rodriguez, Kleber, Djalma, Sapunaru, Defour, Podstawski.

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Aguero has given City the lead after 23 seconds!

[Matt]

Is this on TV?

[Lineker]

Nope. Not that I'm aware of.

[Dingle]

And if Lineker doesn't know, NOBODY KNOWS!

[Matt]

Alternative method it is then.

[Lineker]

AVB is at the game, sitting with the Porto president apparently.

[DavidMarrio]

ESPN it's on.

[EddieG]

I remember ESPN advertising it..

EDIT: It's on ESPN.